St. Agatha in Catania, Sicily: The Best Festival Ever
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St. Agatha in Catania, Sicily: The Best Festival Ever

Perhaps the people of Catania are exaggerating a bit when they say this is the "second biggest religious festival in the world". Well, maybe we are not quite at a planetary level, but the feast of St. Agatha is a show that goes on for almost ...

Catania, CT, Sicily
Christmas in Italy: Spilimbergo, a Town With Many Traditions
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Christmas in Italy: Spilimbergo, a Town With Many Traditions

Every year, there is an abundance of Christmas celebrations in Friuli Venezia Giulia, with traditional Christmas markets in Udine, Pordenone, Trieste, Tarcento, Lignano Sabbiadoro, San Daniele del Friuli, and Gradisca d'Isonzo. All these places are especially charming during this time of the year. Spilimbergo, also known as ...

Spilimbergo, province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
A Sicilian Romance: The Island of Ortigia
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A Sicilian Romance: The Island of Ortigia

Spending a weekend in Sicily is not only possible, but it's also a necessity! And it is even more beautiful than what you would expect. At least for me, a native Umbrian, Sicily has been a recent discovery and now that I've been, I'm totally ...

Island of Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily
Christmas Markets in Italy in 2021: the “Tyrolese Village” of Arezzo
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Christmas Markets in Italy in 2021: the “Tyrolese Village” of Arezzo

From the 20th of November to the 26th of December 2021, the biggest Christmas market in central Italy is back! The city's central Piazza Grande will be transformed into the "Tyrolese Village" of Arezzo. ©facebook.com/mercatinidinatalearezzo/ Numerous attractions and events will transform Arezzo into a Christmas wonderland for more than a ...

Piazza Grande, Arezzo, AR, Tuscany
Summer Events in Lignano Sabbiadoro on the Adriatic Sea
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Summer Events in Lignano Sabbiadoro on the Adriatic Sea

Eight kilometers of golden, sandy beaches and forty fully-equipped bathing establishments provide everything you need to enjoy the sun (and rest in the shade) in the middle of the beach. We're referring to Lignano Sabbiadoro- an Adriatic coastal city in the Udine province in Friuli Venezia Giulia. It ...

Lignano Sabbiadoro, UD, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
The Perugia Christmas Market in the Heart of Umbria
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The Perugia Christmas Market in the Heart of Umbria

    The time has come for the already magical city of Perugia to celebrate the magnificent Christmas Season. The Umbrian capital offers a unique Christmas atmosphere with its holiday lights, markets and ice rink. What's different about the Perugia Christmas market compared to all the other markets ...

Perugia, PG, Umbria
Chestnut Festival in Northern Italy’s Treviso
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Chestnut Festival in Northern Italy’s Treviso

    In Italy, when we think about autumn, we imagine the leaves falling, trees which are tinged with red and yellow, the season of mushroom picking and of course, the famous chestnut festival in Combai. In the province of Treviso, among the beautiful hills of Prosecco, autumn is synonymous ...

Combai, Miane, TV, Veneto
2024
From: October 11 2019
to: November 03 2019
The Infiorata Flower Festival in Noto
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The Infiorata Flower Festival in Noto

Every year since 1980, on the third weekend of May, Noto, Sicily (Syracuse province), welcomes the flower festival or the infiorata.  The city of Noto is known as the "the Garden of Stones", capital of Baroque, and host of one of the most important and beautiful events ...

Noto, SR, Sicilia
2024
From: May 17 2019
to: May 19 2019
What to See in Syracuse: Ortygia and Castle Maniace
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What to See in Syracuse: Ortygia and Castle Maniace

Have you ever wondered what there was to see in Syracuse? If you have already decided to visit Sicily, you can't miss the ancient Greek civilizations of Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta and Syracuse. Let's take a few minutes to think back to our childhood when we ...

Ortygia, Syracuse, SR, Sicily
66th Annual Carnival Celebration in Muggia
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66th Annual Carnival Celebration in Muggia

At the most extreme point of northeastern Italy, embraced by the northern waves of a very clear Adriatic Sea, lies a town of unspeakable beauty: Muggia. The Carnival celebration has been  deeply-rooted, highly emotional and felt by its population (me included) for centuries. An artistic ...

Muggia, TS, Friuli Venezia Giulia
2024
From: February 28 2019
to: March 06 2019